Area News

      By Shari Harris Publisher Many were thrilled to see industry returning to the south end of the old Rawlings factory. Country Crossroads Custom Cabinetry moved into the space in 2021, and they have been busy ever since, creating their custom-made cabinets in the open building. Now they are entering into a collaboration…

          Photos by Shari Harris

The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, job listings, area-wide menus, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events and classifieds are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current postings on our webpage, in this week’s…

By Shari Harris Publisher Who works a job that can be life-threatening, that requires frequent training, and that has hours that can happen anytime during the day or night, that pays…absolutely nothing? That would be the volunteer firefighter! The 18 on the roster of the Licking Rural and City Fire Departments are inviting the public…

  By Shari Harris Publisher Students, teachers and staff gathered around the flagpole at Licking High School Wednesday morning before the start of school for the annual See You at the Pole event. Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Coordinator Cole Roark opened the event with a prayer, and was followed by the captains of Licking…

    By Shari Harris, Publisher Robert “Bob” Green, of Licking, passed away on Monday, September 23, bringing to a close decades of involvement in his community, church and country. His legacy continues through the impact he made on the lives of his family, friends and others, and through their outreach in the community. Bob Green…

Photos By Shari Harris

Photos By Shari Harris  

The Licking News is a great way to keep in touch with the Licking community. Great weekly columns, job listings, area-wide menus, city, county and state updates, obituaries, local area coming events and classifieds are all included in the print edition this week. In addition to the current postings on our webpage, in this week’s…

  By Shari Harris, Publisher Several people attended the Fall Festival at the Licking Mill Saturday, with many walking through the morning rain (with or without umbrellas) and the afternoon heat to check out the booths and activities. One car seat inspection was performed by the health department before it began raining. For those who were…